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Group lauds Coach Bosso on his retention by NFF
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Group lauds Coach Bosso on his retention by NFF
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), has lauded Coach Ladan Bosso on his retention by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as the Head Coach of the National Under-20 male team.
The National Coordinator POCACOV, a police advocacy group, CSP Ebere Amaraizu, gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday.
Amaraizu said that Bosso as a POCACOV Ambassador and stakeholder, had at various times mentored and reoriented young minds for greatness within the country.
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According to him, Bosso has used his coaching career to stand against vices such as age cheats, substance and drug abuse and other social vices prevalent among young minds.
“Coach Bosso has inculcated in young people those good virtues that will present them as future champions.
“I also commended the NFF Technical Department for the decision to further retain Coach Bosso to continue his good works,” he said.
Amaraizu, who is also a coach and sports administrator, said that young minds and players needed strategic leadership direction and exposure to Olympic sports, which Bosso had brought to the table.
“Coach Bosso, who is also the President of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association, has continued to imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship, discipline, respect and friendship for a better society for young Nigerians under his mentorship,” he said.
He noted that “POCACOV is involved in societal reforms as a kick start solution for a better society using forums and activities-based approaches to get across to the youths.
NAN reports that POCACOV is a Nigeria Police community policing initiative and Public Relations tool, which works with different stakeholders and multi-agencies by galvanising support and partnership as well as enhancing participation for problem-solving and for safe, peaceful and secure communities through a non-kinetic approach.
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Yobe gets new Commissioner of Police
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Yobe gets new Commissioner of Police
By: Yahaya Wakili
A new Commissioner of police has been posted to the Yob state police command.
The new Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmad, assume duty today 2nd, May 2023.
A statement from DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Yobe State Command said CP Garba Ahmad hails from Kafur LGA of Kasina State.
He attended the Bayero University of Kano State (BUK) where he obtained a B. A in Education and later bagged MPA in the University of Maiduguri in 1996.
He was enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force in 1992 as a cadets Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP and a member of course 3 intake.
During his carrier in the force he served in different capacities and in various strategic offices across the country to mention but a few: Borno, Ebonyi, Kaduna, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Enugu, and Oyo among other states.
He attended many courses both at home and abroad, among which is the International Law Enforcement Academy in the United States of America USA.
He is a seasoned community policing officer with vast experience in Law Enforcement and Strategic leadership.
He rose through the ranks to the enviable rank of Commissioner of Police and was deployed to Yobe State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police.
He is 32 Commissioner of Police since the creation of the Command,
He took over from the former Commissioner of Police CP Haruna G. Garba. On 2nd May 2023
Yobe gets new Commissioner of Police
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Zulum hands 9 armoured vehicles to Borno Police
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Zulum hands 9 armoured vehicles to Borno Police
… More support coming, Gov says
… Lauds Buhari, IGP
By: Babagana Wakil
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday handed over nine armoured personnel carriers to the Borno Command of the Nigerian Police Force to increase their capacity in crime prevention and responses.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Abdu Umar, received the APCs during a brief ceremony held in Maiduguri.
Zulum at the presentation commended the Borno Police Command and other security establishments for their extreme commitment in the fight against Boko Haram and preventing other crimes across the 27 local government areas of the state.
Our correspondent reports that Governor Zulum has, in nearly four years, released more than 1,300 patrol vehicles to a combination of the military, police, DSS, the paramilitary and volunteers in the civilian JTF, hunters and vigilantes who have formations in all of Borno’s 27 local government areas.
… More APCs coming, Gov. says
Meanwhile, Governor Zulum has promised to approve more armoured personnel carriers and other forms of support to the Nigerian Police and other security outfits working to restore peace in Borno State.
“Our administration will continue to support the Nigerian Police to deliver their objectives of protecting lives and properties of citizens. We will buy more APCs and Insha Allah we will extend more pf our support to all the security agencies” Zulum said.
… Lauds Buhari, IGP
The governor commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his ceaseless commitment in the fight against insurgents which has significantly helped in Borno’s ongoing stability.
“For us in Borno State, there is nothing we can say rather than to thank the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari for restoring peace and stability in Borno State. This can never be feasible without the support of the Nigerian military, the Nigerian Police, the DSS, NSCDC, paramilitary and our volunteers”, Zulum said.
Zulum also paid tribute to the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman.
“Let me commend the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, for the giant stride he has been making in reforming the Nigerian Police and ensuring peace and stability in the country since he assumed the mantle of leadership as the IGP”, the Governor noted.
Zulum hands 9 armoured vehicles to Borno Police
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Police Train 612 Officers To Combat Cultism, Kidnappings, Electoral Violence Across Six Geo-political Zones
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Police Train 612 Officers To Combat Cultism, Kidnappings, Electoral Violence Across Six Geo-political Zones
As IGP Charges Trainees to Deploy Expertise, Cascade Knowledge to Others
The Nigeria Police Force has concluded the training of Six Hundred and Twelve officers from across the 6 Geo-Political zones on effective strategies for combatting cultism, kidnapping and electoral violence in the country ahead of the 2023 general elections.
CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, in a statement on Tuesday, added that “the training which held at 6 different venues in each of the 6 geo-political zones was organized by the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with Wan Diyos Limited, a consulting firm, and had renowned members of the academia as well as a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Hashimu Ibrahim Argungu (Rtd.) as resource persons.”
The training workshop which held between Saturday 7th January and Wednesday 18th January, 2023, probed historical antecedents as well as contemporary issues and solutions to the challenges of cultism, kidnapping, and electoral violence.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, emphasized that the training is germane in light of the upcoming general elections to prepare officers to train their men on vibrant tactics to identify and decimate threats to election security management.
The IGP also assured that the training and retraining of police personnel for election security management and professionalism, in all areas of modern policing, will be a continuous project even after the 2023 general elections.
The Inspector-General of Police charged the trainees to deploy the expertise gained from the workshop towards improved management of cultism, kidnapping and election related violence even as he directed them to ensure the knowledge cascades to other officers and men serving in their respective stations/units for a wholistic approach to election security management during the 2023 general elections for free, fair, credible and acceptable elections.
Police Train 612 Officers To Combat Cultism, Kidnappings, Electoral Violence Across Six Geo-political Zones
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